Re: [xsl] Conditionally use attribute sets?

[JBryant@xxxxxxxxx]

I think the good use for attribute sets is in non-conditional settings. I 
use them to define styles for FO documents (by keeping them in a separate 
file that I include for many documents).

I'd rather have

<fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="body">
  <!-- Content here -->
</fo:block>

than

<fo:block>
  <xsl:call-template name="body-format">
  <!-- Content here -->
</fo:block>

because it's one line shorte and because it keeps the attributes in the 
attribute declaration of the element, which appeals to me.

FWIW

Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies)





David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> 
11/14/2005 04:34 AM
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>   But after the recommendation, it seems it's not possible:

I think after using xslt most days since the earliest drafts of xslt 1
I've used most parts of the language multiple times, but I've never used
attribute sets, which have always seems rather useless to me.

Instead of an attribute set you can use a named template that consists
of a sequence of xsl:attribute statements. It is far more flexible.


 
    <xsl:template name="my.set">
      <xsl:attribute name="attr">value</xsl:attribute>
    </xsl:template>

    <literal-res-elem>
      <xsl:if test="@condition">
        <xsl:call-template name="my.set"/>
      </xsl:if>
    </literal-res-elem>

David

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